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Stand on a ladder in front of your daughter practicing her chip shots. You have to time it right, but you can get the ball in focus for a quick snap. You can also get hit by several hundred balls while trying.
This is #84 (Sport) of my 113 in 2013 photo project. Join any time at www.flickr.com/groups/2107611@N24/
Depth of field is a challenge when shooting with a long lens and handheld, but I think giving each owl its individual focus worked out well.
Under the harsh light of truth, flaws may be hidden, but events of the past submit trace evidence which finds no shelter, and paves the way for those events yet to come.
Fore Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Fhobhair) is the old Benedictine Abbey ruin, situated to the north of Lough Lene in County Westmeath, Ireland.
In the 13th century the Hugh de Lacy the Norman and landlord built a Bendictine priory in the valley nearby. Many of the buildings that remain today (in ruins) are from the 15th century and have been restored throughout this century, making Fore Abbey the largest group of 300 Benedictine to have sojourned and remained in Ireland. This priory was dedicated to both St Feichin and St Taurin, the Evreux, Normandy abbot of the parent monastery.
The Abbey is also noted for what local populations call its seven wonders:
1. The monastery built upon the bog.
2. The mill without a race (Lough Lene water flows from the hill).
3. The water that flows uphill.
4. The tree that has three branches/the tree that won’t burn.
5. The water that doesn’t boil.
6. The anchorite in a cell
7. The lintel-stone raised by St. Fechin’s prayers.
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Abandoned house, courtesy of digitalhomicide.
Cattails & brush courtesy of BrokenWing3DStock.
Texture, "Gold" courtesy of dog ma.
Texture, "Arctic Chill" courtesy of SkeletalMess - Shadowhouse Creations.
All other photographic elements by Sunset Sailor.
154/365 - June 3, 2011
Kayce and I went mini-golfing last night at Twin Silos. It was ugly. I'm pretty sure the 5 year old behind us did better than either of us. Full confession time - Kayce did beat me.
The lordly Santa Fe 991 train rolls by the Kings Country Club near Laton, California on a summer morning in July 1995. Lead unit ATSF 238 had been delivered to the railroad that month.
Sadly, BNSF was just two months away.
I do love GE B23-7s and the Fore River Railroad in Quincy is the last place in New England where one can still enjoy the sight and sound of them operating. The little 2 1/2 mile long shortline owns a pair of former Conrail units: #101 which was blt. in Jul. 1979 as CR 1992 and #102 was blt. in Jul 1978 as CR 1980 seen here at rest inside the modest little modern single track enginehouse.
To learn much more and see her sister unit check out this earlier post: flic.kr/p/2rbAYha
Quincy, Massachusetts
Friday June 6, 2025
Maneki-Neko or "beckoning cat" is an ornament in the shape of a cat with one fore-paw raised and bent as if beckoning people. It's a good luck charm to attract customers.
Even in the summer, if you get down to the pretty little town of Looe early enough in the morning you'll find very few people about. This narrow road is the main shopping street in East Looe and the restaurant on the left dates from the early 16th century. Because the town is contained between the Looe River and a steep hillside there has been very little room for development. It seems to have changed very little from when I first came here with my parents in the mid-1950s, though I am pleased to say dead sharks are no longer hung up on the quayside.
This my father-in-law trying out his new 1 wood in the backyard....
Straight from the camera with no editing.
The Cut Golf Course, Mandurah, Western Australia. This is a spectacular and challenging course south of Perth, surprisingly affordable and a pleasure to play.
The little Olympic Club par 3 course next to the pacific ocean. Too bad it's so private that I can only shoot from far away. I should just carried my clubs and hike up this hill ;-)
The outbound Toledo Hauler passes the Golf Club of Oregon in North Albany. Within two weeks, this trackage would be leased to Genesee & Wyoming's new Willamette & Pacific shortline.
It appears someone has lost their ball. Today, the seedlings along the trestle are 20 feet tall. This shot is no longer what it used to be, for both golfers and railfans.
Four forefingers pointing upward. Part of a public piece of art outside of a mall in Cebu, Philippines cropped in-camera. The title was intentional. lol
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In a tranquil valley in the village of Fore, about a 30-minute drive from Mullingar in County Westmeath, you can visit the spot where St Feichin founded a Christian monastery in the seventh century AD.
It is believed that, before Feichin’s death, 300 monks lived in the community. Among the remains on the site is a church built around AD 900. There are also the 18 Fore crosses, which are spread out over 10 kilometres on roadways and in fields.
Seven particular features of the site – the so-called ‘Seven Wonders of Fore’ – have acquired legendary status. They include: the monastery built on a bog; the mill without a race (the saint is said to have thrust his crozier into the ground and caused water to flow); and the lintel stone raised by St Feichin’s prayers.
St Feichin’s Way, a looped walk around the site, provides an excellent base from which to explore these fabled places.
County Westmeath, Ireland.
Taken for the Macro Mondays group on the subject of 'Shadow Play', this is almost exactly the image as I envisioned it when the idea came to me.
Half the ball in shadow, some nice texture on the ball, as it has been used (who knew that you could buy USED golf-balls on Amazon?) and a nice dark background.